Olympic Champions

Olympic Champions

Building Background Olympic Champions

What do you know about ‘the Olympic Games’ and ‘the Olympic Champions’? Complete the chart about Olympics below.

When did the Olympic Games start first?

Write about what sports are in the Olympic Games.

Vocabulary Olympic Dreams & Cathy Freeman

Write the correct word from the Word Bank next to the definition. [ Word Bank ] athlete celebrate

participate victory

encouragement competition

1. to have the right to have or do something, or to give someone this right 3. someone who is between 13 and 19 years old

qualify participate teenager

4. a situation in which people or a group of people try to be more successful than other people

competition

2. to take part in an activity or event

Write about the Olympic Champions you already know.

Write about interesting facts about the Olympic Games that you already know.

teenager qualify

5. the success that people achieve when they win a battle, game or election

victory

6. act of giving someone the courage or confidence to do something

encouragement

7. to show that an event or occasion is important by doing something special or enjoyable 8. someone who is good at sports and who often does sports

celebrate athlete

Circle the correct word. 1. What is the synonym of the underlined word?

Write paragraphs using the information from the chart you completed above.

For many years, Aboriginal people have struggled to be treated in the same way as other Australians. ① played

② fought

③ participated

④ watched

2. What is the antonym of the underlined word? Cathy’s silver medal was the first ever won by an Aboriginal Australian in an individual event. ① independent 2

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② separate

③ collective

④ first Olympic Champions

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Comprehension Olympic Dreams

Comprehension Cathy Freeman

Circle the correct answer.


1. Which is true about the 2000 Olympic Games?

1. When and where were the first Olympic Games held? ① ② ③ ④

① ② ③ ④

It was held in Athens, Greece in 1896. It was held in Sydney, Australia in 2000. It was held in Greece nearly 3,000 years ago. It was held in Los Angeles, U.S. in 1984.

2. Who lit the Olympic flame in the 2000 Olympic Games?

2. Which is true about the first modern Olympic Games? ① ② ③ ④

It was held first in Greece nearly 3,000 years ago. Winners were awarded a silver medal and a crown of olive leaves. Chariot races, wrestling and discus throwing were added later. More than 3,000 male athletes competed in over forty events.

Read the paragraph and circle the correct answer.

Taking part in the Olympic Games is a dream come true for many athletes today. It is the world’s leading sports ____________. Thousands of athletes gather from around the world to test themselves against the best of the best in hundreds of different events.

1. What is the best title for this paragraph? ① The First Olympic Games ③ Olympic Dreams

② The Best Athlete ④ Australian Olympic Games

2. What word goes in the blank? ① participation

② competition

③ athlete

④ champions

3. What might the next paragraph be about? ① world famous Olympic champions ③ the first modern Olympic Games 4


It was held in Sydney, Australia. More than 3 million people gathered around the stadium. Marc Gagnon, an Aboriginal Australian lit the Olympic flame. Cathy Freeman was one of the Aboriginal athletes in Olympics.

② the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia ④ the first Olympic Games

① Norman Freeman ③ Tanni Grey-Thompson

② Marc Gagnon ④ Cathy Freeman

3. Why have Aboriginal people struggled for many years? ① ② ③ ④

Because they wanted to lit the Olympic flame. Because they wanted to participate in the Olympic Games. Because they wanted to be treated in the same way as other Australians. Because they wanted to be great athletes.

4. What conclusion can you draw from the sentence below? Once her mother, Cecelia, suggested she pin a note on her bedroom wall that read, ‘I am the world’s greatest athlete.’ ① ② ③ ④

Cathy discovered that she liked to run. Cathy received encouragement from her family. Cathy was born in 1973 in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. Cathy’s father was a talented rugby player.

5. Why did Cathy carry both the Australian and Aboriginal flags around the track when she won the game in Victoria, Canada? ① ② ③ ④

Because she knew Aboriginal people would feel good about themselves. Because she was proud of being Australian. Because she wanted to make Australians feel good. Because she knew Australians would feel good about Aboriginal people. Olympic Champions

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Vocabulary Marc Gagnon & Tanni Grey-Thompson

Comprehension Marc Gagnon

Complete the word puzzle from the Word Bank. ❶

c

o m p e t

❸

a

n k l

e

e

❹

d

u r

c h ❻

p e r a n c l e c t u r e o

❽

1. Which is true about Marc Gagnon?

❷

[ Word Bank ]

n

o

❾

p

a r a

❺

i s e a s e d g e i o n n j u r l y s i s ❼

paralysis coach edge compete

lecture

operation disease ankle

1. to strive against another or others to win

1. a person who trains or teaches athletes

3. a condition that keeps the body from functioning normally; illness 6. the process of cutting into someone's body to repair part that is damaged 8. to give a speech that gives information about something 9. the loss of the ability to move all or part of your body Four Corners Workbook

He was the first Canadian gold medalist in the Winter Olympics. He won his first World Championship when he was just seventeen. He won a gold medal in Lillehammer, Norway, in 1994. His parents thought he was a talented speed skater.

2. What Olympic games did Marc Gagnon win his first gold medal at? ① at Lillehammer, Norway, in 1994 ③ at Nagano, Japan, in 1998

② at Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. In 2002 ④ at Sydney, Australia, in 2000


injury

Down

2. the joint between the foot and leg

① ② ③ ④

endurance

Across something

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2. the ability to withstand strain, pain, hardship or use 5. the line or point where an object or areas ends 7. damage or harm, especially to the body

Marc became fast enough to qualify for three consecutive Winter Olympics. He won a bronze medal in Lillehammer, Norway, in 1994, for the 1,000-meter short-track event. Marc then won a gold medal with Canada’s short-track relay team at Nagano, Japan, in 1998.

1. What is the main idea of the paragraph? ① ② ③ ④

Marc became the first gold medalist in Canada. Marc began to win medals in Winter Olympics. Marc was a talented speed skater. Marc was skating on the Canadian national team.

2. What is the synonym of the underlined word? ① relay

② long

③ extensive

④ following

3. What sport did Marc play? ① skating ③ marathon

② swimming ④ wheelchair running Olympic Champions

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Comprehension Tanni Grey-Thompson

Vocabulary Haile Gebreselassie, Pablo Morales, & Kristi Yamaguchi


Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the Word Bank.

1. Which is true about Tanni Grey-Thompson? ① ② ③ ④

[ Word Bank ]

She is one of the world’s best marathoner. She won many gold medals in Olympic Games. She was injured while running in Olympic Games. She won many gold medals in Paralympics.

earned regained

② spina bifida

③ ankle injury

disappointment inwards

prevented inducted

prevented

2. What is a spine disease that Tanni has been troubled with from birth? ① asthma

burst discouraged

④ allergy

1. In 2000, an ankle injury almost ____________ Haile from competing in the Olympics in Sydney.

burst earned the top ranking for 100-meter butterfly every year until he was 3. He ____________

2. With a final ____________ of energy, Haile raced ahead of Paul to win the gold medal.


sixteen.

Once Tanni decided to compete, she tried her hardest. She worked out in the rain and in the cold. She continued to play tennis and basketball to keep fit. At the age of nineteen, she went to the Paralympics in Seoul. ___________________________________.

discouraged

5. Missing the Olympics would have ____________ most swimmers. Instead, Pablo looked ahead to the next Olympics.

inwards

6. When Kristi was born in 1971 in Hayward, California, USA, her feet turned ________.

1. What is the main idea of the paragraph? ① ② ③ ④

disappointment

4. Then came a huge ______________. Pablo was not fast enough to make the US Olympic team.

Tanni tried only in the rain and in the cold. Tanni suffered from paralysis from birth. Tanni was one of the greatest athletes in the world. Tanni tried so hard that she could go to the Paralympics in Seoul.

regained

7. Quickly, she ____________ her balance and continued skating in her usual graceful style.

inducted

8. Kristi was also ____________ into the World and US Figure Skating Halls of Fame in 1998.

2. What sentence fits in the blank? ① ② ③ ④

She travelled to Barcelona, Spain, for the 1992 Paralympics. She returned with a bronze medal in the 200-meter race. She also lectures and appears on television and radio. She began playing wheelchair basketball and tennis in her teens.

3. What is the special Olympics for athletes who have physical challenges? ① London Marathon ③ Paralympic Games 8


② Commonwealth Games ④ Olympics

Circle the synonym of the underlined word. This foundation raises money to help children in need and children with disabilities achieve their goals. ① gives

② collects

③ gets

④ sends Olympic Champions

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Comprehension

Haile Gerbreselassie

Comprehension Pablo Morales



1. Which is true about Pablo Morales?

1. Which is true about Haile Gebreselassie? ① ② ③ ④

He was known for his powerful sprint finish and his wide smile. He was the first gold medalist from Ethiopia in the Olympics. He was the great marathoner from Ethiopia. He was born in 1973, in Kenya.

① ② ③ ④

He was the first gold medalist of Cuba in the Olympic Games. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, he won two gold medals in swimming. Pablo’s parents moved from Ethiopia to Chicago. Pablo was neat during his early swimming lessons.

2. What word goes in the blank? 2. What might follow the sentence below? He did well in the 40-kilometer race, but he knew he could run much faster if he trained with a coach. ① ② ③ ④

Haile Gebreselassie loves to run. An Ethiopian runner, named Miruts’ Yifter won two gold medals. Haile trained hard with his coach in Addis Ababa. Haile has participated in events that help people in need.

When Pablo was eight years old, he joined a swimming team as a beginner. ________, by the time he was ten, Pablo was first in the national rankings in the 100-meter butterfly for his age group. ① So

② Sydney

② Paul Tergat

③ Lillehammer

④ Addis Ababa

Year / City

Olympic Record

Interesting Things

③ Cathy Freeman

④ Pablo Morales

1984 Los Angeles

Pablo won two silver medals and one gold medal for a relay race.

What he really wanted was a gold for the individual butterfly race.

③ paralysis

④ asthma

5. What did Haile get troubled with in 2000? ① ankle injury

② spina bifida

6. What does Haile do after retiring? ① He lectures and appears on television and radio. ② He works with the United Nations to make people aware of important issues in Ethiopia. ③ He studies law at Stanford University. ④ He raises money to help children in need. 10


④ There

Pablo Morales’s Olympic Record

4. Who was Haile’s competitor at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, USA? ① Marc Gagnon

③ If

Reread Book page 24 to 25 and make a time line about Pablo’s Olympic record.

3. What is the capital city of Ethiopia? ① Nagano

② However

1988 Seoul

1992 Barcelona

Pablo was not fast enough to make US Olympic team. But Pablo looked ahead to the next Olympics. Pablo won two gold medals Pablo won medals for the for the 100-meter butterfly butterfly race that he had and the 400-meter medley wanted at the 1984 Olympic relay. Games.

Pablo won nothing.

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Comprehension Kristi Yamaguchi


1. What do the Olympics flags show?

1. Which is true about Kristi Yamaguchi? ① ② ③ ④

Final Test (1)

She was the Olympic champion in speed skating. She won the gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. She wanted to be a speed skater when she was young. She won the gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

① ② ③ ④

world maps of five continents on Earth five connected medals that represent Olympic champions three different colored lines that represent freedom five connected rings that represent different parts of the world

2. Where were the first modern Olympic Games held? 2. By whom was Kristi inspired to be a skater? ① Tanni Grey-Thompson ③ Marc Gagnon

② Dorothy Hamill ④ Pablo Morales

Read the paragraph and circle the correct answer. When Kristi was twenty years old, she competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. She decided to skate in the singles event. Before she skated, she received a big surprise - ______________. During Kristi’s routine, she fell on a difficult jump. She knew she could not give up. Quickly she regained her balance and continued skating in her usual graceful style. Despite her fall, the judges awarded Kristi the highest scores. 1. What is the best title for the paragraph? ① Judges and the Olympic Games ③ Interesting Olympic Events

② Winter Olympics in Albertville, France ④ Kristi and the Gold Medal

① Salt Lake City, USA ③ Athens, Greece

② Albertville, France ④ Sydney, Australia

3. Why do we say that all the athletes who participate in the Olympics are champions, whether they win or not? ① ② ③ ④

Because all the athletes want to be a champion. Because all the athletes work hard for their chances to participate in the Olympics. Because all the athletes get the highest scores in their games. Because all the athletes who participate in the Olympics win gold medals.

4. Why was it important that Cathy lit the Olympic flame for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia? ① ② ③ ④

Because she is troubled with paralysis. Because she is an Aboriginal Australian. Because she is the first woman who lit the Olympic flame. Because she is the greatest athlete in Australia.

2. What sentence goes in the blank? ① ② ③ ④

The gold medal was hers! Kristi wanted to give up the game. Dorothy Hamill was backstage to wish her luck. She participated in world singles skating competitions.

5. Write about why Aboriginal people struggled for many years in your own words.

They struggled to be treated in the same way as other Australians.

3. Why did the judges award Kristi the highest scores? ① ② ③ ④ 12

Because she didn’t give up and finished her skating with grace. Because Dorothy told the judges to give her the highest scores. Because the judges liked her very much. Because her jump was too difficult.


6. Write about why carrying the torch that lits the flame is a great honor in your own words.

Because those people who carry the torch are often chosen as the symbol of inspiration to fellow citizens. Olympic Champions

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Grammar Past Simple/Regular Verbs

Final Test (2)

Change the sentences to tell the past.

1. Why do we say that Tanni Grey-Thompson is one of the world’s best athletes? ① Because she won many gold medals in the Olympics. ② Because she became an Olympic champion even though she suffered from early paralysis. ③ Because she worked very hard to win gold medals in the Olympics. ④ Because she became an Olympic champion even though her feet turned inwards.

Example

We play basketball today. / yesterday

→ We played basketball yesterday. 1. I help my sister now. / last night.

→

2. What conclusion can we draw from the sentences below?

I helped my sister last night.

2. He carries the box with his friends. / this morning Pablo told a coach, “I was a terror during those swimming lessons. I didn’t really listen.”

→

He carried the box with his friends this morning.

3. She calls me. / at 5 o’clock ① ② ③ ④

Pablo really wanted to be an Olympic champion. Pablo just wanted to have fun swimming. Pablo’s coach preferred Pablo’s brother. What Pablo really wanted to do was skating.

→

4. They watch TV in the living room. / last Saturday

→

3. What did Kristi Yamaguchi do after achieving her goal in the Olympic Games? ① ② ③ ④

She called me at 5 o’clock. They watched TV in the living room last Saturday.

Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs from the Word Bank. And add ‘ed’ to make sentences tell the past.

She went to Stanford University to study law. She established the Always Dream Foundation to help children. She worked with the United Nations to help people in need. She lectured and appeared on television and radio.

[ Word Bank ] decide

compete

discover

enter

train

4. Write two facts about the Paralympic Games in your own words.

(1)The Paralympic Games are for athletes who have physical challenges. (2)The Games are held in the same years as the Olympics and in the same cities. 5. Write two common facts about all the Olympic champions in the book.

(1)All the athletes tried their best and never gave up. (2)Some of the Olympic champions helped children or people 14

in need after retiring from the races. Four Corners Workbook

discovered that she liked to run. competed in her second Olympics, in Atlanta, Georgia.

1. As a child, Cathy 2. In 1996, Cathy

entered his first regional race when he was four. 4. Once, Tanni decided to compete, she tried her hardest. trained hard with his coach in Addis Ababa. 5. Haile 3. Marc

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Grammar Past Simple/Irregular Verbs

Writing The Best Athlete

Change the sentences to tell the past. Example

Choose a person who you think is the best athlete in the Book. Then complete the fact file about him or her.

She buys the watch at the shop. / yesterday Name

→ She bought the watch at the shop yesterday. 1. Sam goes to school. / early in the morning

→

Country of Birth

Sam went to school early in the morning.

2. He eats his breakfast with his daughter. / yesterday

→

Date of Birth

He ate his breakfast with his daughter yesterday.

3. He gives a begger most of his money. / last month

→

Sport

He gave a begger most of his money last month.

4. They sleep in my room. / last night

→

Olympic Medals

They slept in my room last night. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs from the Word Bank. Change the verbs to tell the past.

Reasons that you think he or she is the best athlete

[ Word Bank ] go

win

begin

know

1. He

won

the 5000-meter race at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

2. He

took

time off from studying to train for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

3. In 1983, Kristi 4. She 5. Tanni 16

take

began

knew went


Write paragraphs about the athlete using the information from the chart you completed above.

skating with a partner, Rudy Galindo.

she could not give up. on to compete in the 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta. Olympic Champions

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Listening Practice

MEMO

Listen to the sentence and fill in the blanks.

modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. 1. In 1896, the first _____________ symbol of hope for Aboriginal Australians. 2. Cathy’s torch was a _____________ relay short 3. Marc then won a gold medal with Canada’s _____________-track _____________ team at Nagano, Japan, in 1998.

tennis wheelchair basketball and _____________ 4. Tanni began playing _____________ in her early teens.

endurance strength and _____________ 5. As a long-distance runner, he had to build up the _____________ to run for a long time without stopping.

Listen to the paragraph and fill in the blanks.

athletes gather competition Thousands of ____________ 6. It is the world’s leading sports ____________. from around the world to test themselves against the best of the best in

hundreds of different events. ____________ disappointed 7. Two Olympic medals is a tremendous accomplishment. Yet Marc was ____________. individual ____________. race His dream had been to win the gold in an ____________ He decided to career Marc said, ‘In my heart, I was finished with skating. I end his skating ____________. was tired and fed up.’

organizations She 8. When not training or competing, Tanni works for national sport ____________. lectures and appears on television and radio. Tanni has shown the world also ____________ aim what happens if you ____________ high and work hard. law 9. Pablo completed his ____________ degree in 1994. Over the next few years, he coached swimming at a couple of different universities in California. In ____________ 2001 ____________, Pablo began working at a swimming camp in Nebraska. As the head goals and to become the set coach, he teaches students how to ____________ ____________ best swimmers they can be.

regained her balance and 10. She knew she could not give up. Quickly, she ____________ usual graceful style. ____________ Despite her fall, the continued skating in her ____________ gold medal was hers! judges awarded Kristi the highest scores. The _______ _____ ____________ 18


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Olympic Champions Publisher Jae-yoon Chung Managing Director Hannah Lee Senior Editor Jung-ah Kim Project Editor Reese Ji Written by Jeong Hee Choi Proofread by Alwin G. Fontenot Recorded by Yeasung Media Tech Illustrated by Donghyun Lee, Youngjoo Jung Designed by DOD Design Printed by POD KOREA Copyright © 2008 by Language World Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of Language World Co., Ltd., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning.

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